The Driver
“To break the driver, the cop was willing to break the law.”
The Driver specializes in driving getaway cars for robberies. His exceptional talent has prevented him from being caught yet. After another successful flight from the police a self-assured detective makes it his primary goal to catch the Driver. He promises pardons to a gang if they help to convict him in a set-up robbery. The Driver seeks help from The Player to mislead the detective.
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Action
Studio
20th Century Fox
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Driver performed
Budget
$4.0M
Worldwide Gross
$4.9M
Gross Profit
$900,000
Return
1.2× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$823K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for Crime) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Cast
The Driver
Ryan O'Neal
The Driver
The Detective
Bruce Dern
The Detective
The Player
Isabelle Adjani
The Player
The Connection
Ronee Blakley
The Connection
Red Plainclothesman
Matt Clark
Red Plainclothesman
Gold Plainclothesman
Felice Orlandi
Gold Plainclothesman
Glasses
Joseph Walsh
Glasses
Teeth
Rudy Ramos
Teeth
Exchange Man
Denny Macko
Exchange Man
The Kid
Frank Bruno
The Kid
Fingers
Will Walker
Fingers
Split
Sandy Brown Wyeth
Split
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